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exponential growth
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exponential growth

Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear.


exponential growth [‚ek·spə′nen·chəl ′grōth]
(microbiology)
The period of bacterial growth during which cells divide at a constant rate. Also known as logarithmic growth.
(science and technology)
The increase of a quantityxwith timetaccording to the equationx=Kat, whereKandaare constants,ais greater than 1, andKis greater than 0.


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